Bowel and bladder problems don't take a break over the holidays.
With your help, we can keep offering free support to those who need us.
ERIC is the national charity dedicated to improving children’s bowel and bladder health. Our mission is to reduce the impact of continence problems on children and their families.
Information and advice
Find out how you can keep your child's bowel and bladder working properly from birth. Clinically approved information and resources to help you and your child.
Help children like Barney to feel supported and not alone.
Last Christmas, Holly and her son Barney were on a difficult journey with Barney’s bladder condition, which led to self-catheterisation. Read how help from ERIC made a difference, and how the family can now look forward to a happy Christmas.
9 in 10 children face issues with school toilets, causing anxiety and school absence
1 in 3 children struggle with constipation
40% of children with a continence problems are bullied
What's happening
Check the dates of all our upcoming free events led by our Family Services Team this winter.
Find out how to prepare your child to use the toilet independently and get support from school with toileting problems.
Untreated or undertreated constipation is a major obstacle to toilet training. Our video explains why it's so common and how to treat it.
News & updates
Christmas Gift Ideas from ERIC
Give a meaningful charity gift this Christmas from our ERIC shop. Here are some great products and…
Contact ERIC’s Helpline using British Sign Language (BSL)
Did you know it’s now possible to contact ERIC’s expert Helpline advisors about childhood continence using British…
Our work is supported by:

Baron Davenport's Charity

Coloplast

Community fund

Doris Field

Doyly Carte

Essity

Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Malem Medical Ltd.

Norgine

Ontex

Renew
Who we work with:

BABCON - Bladder and Bowel CONfidence

Bladder Health UK

Bladder & Bowel UK. Supporting people with bladder and bowel problems. Part of disabled living.

BBC Tiny Happy People

DSUK

Children of the 90s

ICCS - International Children Continence Society

Little Bunny Bear

Participation People

Paediatric Continence Forum

Positive About Down Syndrome

The Sleep Charity